MORE IS COMING! LIFE IS CHANGING!

NEW DESIGNS

Just a couple more ideas (in addition to the eye) that will be used during the live visual element of the Sundialing project. Really splitting my time between too many things, but I think that once everything is finished it will be worth the strained/hectic/procrastinatory schedule...

new teaser for live music/visual project

voyage teaser #2 from Ryan Zachary Zierden on Vimeo.

A little behind on production for this. Hopefully everything will be corrected in the next week or so. For now, here are the designs for the main character's ship, GAKK. Gonna finish up the rest of the designs and have a mega bomb drop come next week. FOR REALS.

teasers

I am currently sidelined with a cold. On the nicest day of the year so far. One day before my birthday. Ugh.
Anyway, here is a teaser I made for the band to drum up the slightest amount of interest. Next post should contain something more interesting.

voyage teaser from Ryan Zachary Zierden on Vimeo.

Album Cover Debate

I have finished recording the four songs for my EP and decided to whip up an "album cover" for it.
I'm debating between there being waves of color or not. Hmm...



Next post should showcase some final designs for the animation that will compliment this music.

Production is almost starting + website revised

Here are some storyboards for the start of the main battle in Kuebla Gakk. Hopefully I'll wrap all of these up within the week, get some final character designs and whatnot started, then animate it!!! O__O




I have also slightly revised my website: www.thecolorzach.com (needs proper hosting yet).

Long Time, Etc..

Okay. I am now working on a new animation project, coupled with some potential freelance painting/fine art work, which should make for newer and more frequent postings.

Unfortunately, I am putting my hot dog project on hold for the time being so I can get this new project done.

This new project, so far, is called The Journey of Kuebla Gakk, and it is a slight narrative/visual aid for a piece of music that I have been working on for the past four months. There are four parts to it, each being roughly five minutes long. As a result of that, this piece will focus more on the colors/visuals/insanity and not so much the character animation or story (which being an animator I know how important those two are, but being that this isn't that type of project I'm okay with it).

Also, as I'm rushing myself to work on/finish this, the pre-production stuff may be somewhat lacking. That being said, here's some concept art for the main character:My new goal is to post an update to this and my other projects each Monday, so check back next week for something that will be even more glorious to look at!

Tee Shirt

Gavin Russom came and DJ'd in MPLS this past Saturday.
I made a shirt for the occasion.

time flies

busy busy busy

my time is being split between working on a flash animation, starting a band, filming comedy sketches, writing a book, creating websites, and THE WIRE

soon I will have more doodles for you to look at

promise

Animation Stuff

I recently finished these five animations for a friend's short film (there is no audio for most because they need to add it yet)

Orion Short w. Scratch Audio from Ryan Zachary Zierden on Vimeo.

Astronomer Discovery from Ryan Zachary Zierden on Vimeo.

Final Star from Ryan Zachary Zierden on Vimeo.

Flower Ambush from Ryan Zachary Zierden on Vimeo.

Star Fusion from Ryan Zachary Zierden on Vimeo.

Now I am actually going to begin working on a music video wherein hot dogs fight ice cream cones, Vietnam style.

FINAL EPIC FIGHT

Giant Fire-breathing Watermelon.

FOOD FIGHT PAINTINGS: COMPLETE

Now onto the next adventure!

It is now July

Here are my finished food fighters, individual style. One final epic showdown painting to go.

ALMOST FINISHED WITH THE FOOD FORCE

Final Food Force sketches

Here's the last three: ice cream, hot dog, and pizza.

Food Force Idea Sketches (cont.)

Sketch ideas for Taco

Food Force Idea Sketches

Here are some ideas for Hamburger:




I'll explain what this is about eventually.

Spring Cleaning

I'm going to attempt to post in this somewhat more frequently.

A tease, for now:

Happy Sunshine Gang ep. 1 BACKGROUNDS

I know it's been almost two months without an update, but I'm about to upload a bunch of fun stuff in the next week or two. Until then, here are some backgrounds that I made for Happy Sunshine Gang.

"The Beach"

"The Forest's Edge"

"The Plain"

Happy Sunshine Gang ep. 1 STORYBOARDS

Here's a couple of storyboards from the first episode of Happy Sunshine Gang (that I am currently working on).












You can view all of them here.